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Steve Levinthal

Stravinsky: Canticum Sacrum; Agon; Requiem Canticles (Southwest German Radio Orchestra, Baden-Baden, Michael Gielen; Hänssler CD 93.226).

Schubert: String Quartet in D Minor, Death and the Maiden (orchestrated by Andy Stein); Symphony No. 8, Unfinished (completed by Brian Newbould and Mario Venzago) (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta; Naxos CD 8.572051).

R. Strauss: Four Last Songs; arias from Ariadne auf Naxos and Die ägyptische Helena; songs (Renée Fleming, soprano; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Thielemann; Decca CD B0011851).

John Andres

Rameau: Pièces de clavecin en concerts (Baroque Noveau; Reference CD 118).

Britten’s Orchestra Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra; Sinfonia da Requiem; Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia (Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern; Reference CD 120).

Malcolm Arnold Ballet Music: Suite from Homage to the Queen; Rinaldo & Armida; Concert Suite from Sweeny Todd; Electra (BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba; Chandos CD 10550).

Laura Dean Johnson

Sacrificium Cecilia Bartoli sings music written for castrati by Popora, Caldara, Araia, Graun, Vinci, Broschi, Handel and Giacomelli (Cecilia Bartoli, soprano; Il Giardino Armonica; Giovanni Antonini; Decca CD 478 1521).

Rachmaninoff: Vespers (Olga Borusene, soprano; Yuri Korinnyk, tenor; Mykhaylo Tyshchenko, tenor; The National Academic Choir of Ukraine “Dumka”, Yevhen Savachuk; Brilliant CD 9100).

Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier Book I (Maurizio Pollini, piano; DG CD B0013637).

Marty Wimmer

Vaughan Williams: The Collector's Edition including all the symphonies, concertos, the 4 operas, The Lark Ascending; Flos campi; The Serenade to Music; The Oxford Elegy; chamber music and songs (EMI 30 CD box 06636).

Iberiana: Music with a Spanish theme by Cassadó, Ravel, Nin, Faure, Granados, Debussy, Casadesus, Falla, Massenet, Ibert and Saint-Saëns (The Claremont Duo: Maxine Neuman, cello and Peter Ernst, guitar; Artek CD 0049).

Vocalis Chamber Choir – Journey In Song: a capella choral music by Finzi, Aguiar, Torres, Weelkes, Lassus, Ticheli, Deprez, Whitacre, Rheinberger, Britten, and Viejo (Vocalis Chamber Choir, Daniel Black; Vocalis CD 736 460).

Bill Raffel

Discoveries Music by Beethoven, Arturo Márquez, Mahler, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich (The Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela; Gustavo Dudamel; Deutsche Grammophon CD B001345802).

Musica Latina Music by Luiz Bonfá, Lara, Pixinguinha, Piazzolla, Velazquez, Durán, Jobim, Corona and de-Abreu (Quartetto Gelato; Linn Entertainment CD 70104).

Mendelssohn Discoveries: Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Scottish (London Version 1842); Opening Sketch of Scottish Symphony; Piano Concerto No. 3 in E minor (reconstruction & completion by Marcello Bufalini); Overture The Hebrides (Rome version 1830) (Roberto Prosseda, piano; Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly; Decca CD 478 1525).

Gabe DiMaio

Carols for Christmas Five Classic Holiday CDs: Lanza Sings Christmas Carols; Placido Domingo: Ave Maria; Eileen Farrell: Carols for Christmas; Leonard Bernstein: The Joy of Christmas and The Many Moods of Christmas (Sony Music 5 CD box88697561742).

The Joy of Christmas Five Classic Holiday Albums: Pops Christmas Party; A Festival of Carols in Brass; Amahl and the Night Visitors; The Glorious Sound of Christmas and Christmas with Marilyn Horne (Sony Music 5 CD box 88697561732).

Bob Krum

Leroy Anderson: Music for Orchestra Vol. 1-5 (BBC Concert Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin; Naxos CDs Vol 1: 8. 559313; Vol 2: 8.559356; Vol 3: 8.559357; Vol 4: 8.559381; Vol 5: 8.559382).

Langgaard: The Symphonies (Danish National Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard; De Capo 7 CD box 6.200001).

Classical Carols arranged by Carolyn Taylor (Jeffrey Biegel, piano; Koch International Classics CD 7737).

Jim Berryman

John Adams: Doctor Atomic Symphony; Guide to Strange Places (Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson; Nonesuch CD 468220).

Andrés Cárdenes, violin: Barber: Violin Concerto; Stock: Violin Concerto; Copland (arr. Elias): Violin Sonata (Andrés Cárdenes, violin; Sinfonia Varsovia; Sinfonia da Camera, Ian Hobson; Albany CD 1148).

Shari Barbour

This well known poem about a New England boy's Thanksgiving trip to his grandfather's house was written by a now obscure woman who was well known in her day. Lydia Maria Child was one of the first American women to earn a living writing. She authored several popular domestic advice books, including The American Frugal Housewife and The Mother's Book. This poem first appeared in Flowers for Children, volume 2 in 1844.

A BOY'S THANKSGIVING DAY
by Lydia Maria Child

Over the river, and through the wood,
to Grandfather's house we go;
the horse knows the way to carry the sleigh
through the white and drifted snow.

Over the river, and through the wood,
to Grandfather's house away!
We would not stop for doll or top,
for 'tis Thanksgiving Day.

Over the river, and through the wood,
oh, how the wind does blow!
It stings the toes and bites the nose,
as over the ground we go.

Over the river, and through the wood,
with a clear blue winter sky,
The dogs do bark and the children hark,
as we go jingling by.

Over the river, and through the wood,
to have a first-rate play.
Hear the bells ring, “Ting a ling ding!”
Hurray for Thanksgiving Day!

Over the river, and through the wood,
no matter for winds that blow;
or if we get the sleigh upset
into a bank of snow.

Over the river, and through the wood,
to see little John and Ann;
we will kiss them all, and play snowball
and stay as long as we can.

Over the river, and through the wood,
trot fast my dapple gray!
Spring over the ground like a hunting-hound!
For ‘tis Thanksgiving Day.

Over the river, and through the wood,
and straight through the barnyard gate.
We seem to go extremely slow—
it is so hard to wait!

Over the river, and through the wood,
Old Jowler hears our bells;
he shakes his paw with a loud bow-wow,
and thus the news he tells.

Over the river, and through the wood,
when Grandmother sees us come,
she will say, “O, dear, the children are here,
bring pie for everyone.”

Over the river, and through the wood,
now Grandmother’s cap I spy!
Hurrah for the fun! Is the pudding done?
Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!

From The Frugal Housewife by Lydia Maria Child
A recipe for Pumpkin or Squash Pie

For common family pumpkin pies, three eggs do very well to a quart of milk. Stew your pumpkin, and strain it through a sieve, or colander. Take out the seeds, and pare the pumpkin, or squash, before you stew it; but do not scrape the inside; the part nearest the seed is the sweetest part of the squash. Stir in the stewed pumpkin, till it is as thick as you can stir it round rapidly and easily. If you want to make your pie richer, make it thinner, and add another egg. One egg to a quart of milk makes very decent pies. Sweeten it to your taste, with molasses or sugar; some pumpkins require more sweetening than others. Two tea-spoonfuls of salt; two great spoonfuls of sifted cinnamon; one great spoonful of ginger. Ginger will answer very well alone for spice, if you use enough of it. The outside of a lemon grated in is nice. The more eggs, the better the pie; some put an egg to a gill of milk. They should bake from forty to fifty minutes, and even ten minutes longer, if very deep.

“Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas”
From the Troy Sentinel December 23rd, 1823

1	'Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro' the house,
2	Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
3	The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
4	In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
5	The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
6	While visions of sugar plums danc'd in their heads,
7	And Mama in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
8	Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap-
9	When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
10	I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
11	Away to the window I flew like a flash,
12	Tore open the shutters, and threw up the sash.
13	The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow,
14	Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below;
15	When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
16	But a minature sleigh, and eight tiny rein-deer,
17	With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
18	I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
19	More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
20	And he whistled, and shouted, and call'd them by name:
21	"Now! Dasher, now! Dancer, now! Prancer, and Vixen,
22	"On! Comet, on! Cupid, on! Dunder and Blixem;
23	"To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
24	"Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"
25	As dry leaves before the wild hurricane fly,
26	When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;
27	So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
28	With the sleigh full of Toys - and St. Nicholas too:
29	And then in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
30	The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
31	As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
32	Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound:
33	He was dress'd all in fur, from his head to his foot,
34	And his clothes were all tarnish'd with ashes and soot;
35	A bundle of toys was flung on his back,
36	And he look'd like a peddler just opening his pack:
37	His eyes - how they twinkled! his dimples how merry,
38	His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry;
39	His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
40	And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;
41	The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
42	And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.
43	He had a broad face, and a little round belly
44	That shook when he laugh'd, like a bowl full of jelly:
45	He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
46	And I laugh'd when I saw him in spite of myself;
47	A wink of his eye and a twist of his head
48	Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
49	He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
50	And fill'd all the stockings; then turn'd with a jerk,
51	And laying his finger aside of his nose
52	And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose.
53	He sprung to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
54	And away they all flew, like the down of a thistle:
55	But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight-
56	Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

Michael Zachowicz

Rosetti: Horn Concertos (Klaus Wallendorf, Sarah Willis, horns; Kurpfälzisches Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Moesus; CPO CD 777 288).

Pärt: In Principio; La Sindone; Cecilia: Vergine Romana; Mein Weg; Für Lennart: In Memoriam (Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Tõnu Kaljuste; ECM CD B0012599).

Chopin: 21 Marzurkas (Vassily Primakov, piano; Bridge CD 9289).

Ed. Simone

Music from Paris Music by Pascal, Arrieu, Mouquet, F. Casadesus, Pierné and Chagrin (Atlanta Chamber Winds, Robert Ambrose; Albany CD 1127).

Raw Emotions North American Tuba Concertosby Bruce Broughton, James Grant, Steven Winteregg and Barbara York (Timothy Buzbee, tuba; Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Jacomo Rafael Bairos; Albany CD 1133).

R. Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier; Symphonic Fantasy on Die Frau ohne Schatten; Symphonic Fragment from Josephs-Legende (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta; Naxos CD 8.572041).

Peter Hall

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 (Miah Persson, soprano; Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer; Channel Classics SACD 26109).

Joshua Bell: At Home With Friends (Joshua Bell, violin; various guest artists including Chris Bottie, Sting, Josh Groban, Kristin Chenoweth, et. al.; Sony CD 752 716).

Jason Vieaux: Bach Vol. I: Works for Lute (Jason Vieaux, guitar; Azica CD 71250).

Rachmaninoff: Trio elegiaque No. 1 in G minor and Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor (Lang Lang, piano; Vadim Repin, violin; Mischa Maisky, cello; DG CD 13504).

Stratton Rawson

Beethoven: Complete Masterpieces Symphonies 1-9; Missa Solemnis; Mass in C; Piano Concertos 1-5; Violin Concerto and “Triple” Concerto; String Quartets 1-16; Piano Trios 1-7; String Trios 1-4; Piano Sonatas 1-32; Violin Sonatas 1-10; Cello Sonatas 1-5 and miscellaneous works (60 CD Limited Edition Box Set)

Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1 – 5 (Richard Goode, piano; Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer; Nonesuch 3 CD box 480508).

Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 (Minnesota Orchestra & Minnesota Chorale, Osmo Vänskä; BIS 5 SA Hybrid CD box 1825/6).

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